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Pitch shifting can be a fun and interesting way to add some flair to your vocals, vocal samples, etc.
Let’s open up an FL Studio project and see how it’s done. I’ll be showing a few different ways to do it.
Pitch Shifter Method
If you haven’t already recorded a vocal, do so. If you need help, refer to this guide: How To Record Vocals And Audio In FL Studio 21
Once you have a recording you want to alter, hit F6 to bring up your channel rack.
Click on the audio sample or vocal, and route it to a Mixer Track using the wheel on the left.
Now hit F9 to bring up the mixer, and rename the vocal so you know what is. Right-click > Rename, color and icon, or just hit F2. Press the checkmark when you’re done.
With the vocal selected, head to the right-hand side, left-click where it says “Slot 2” and search for Pitch Shifter in the plugin list.
Click the vocal tab, and from here you can adjust the pitch and duration faders, or automate for one specific part of the vocal.
Just left-click the pitch fader > Create automation clip.
Now head to your playlist by hitting F5 and you’ll see it at the top (usually). It appears wherever there’s a track open.
You can shorten or lengthen it as much as you want, but double-click inside the colored area to open the editor.
As you can see, I’ve already been messing around with a few different methods and I found the Pitch Shifter to work the best.
Of course, this means it comes at a cost; $99 to be exact.
Once you’re inside, you can tweak and adjust the line by right-clicking to create new points and adjusting the effect to your liking.
Drag up and down to make a curved line, shift-click the main points (white), and drag horizontally to move the effect around, etc.
Just play around with it and you’ll see how intuitive it is.
Stretch Pro Method
For this method, again hit F6 to bring up your channel rack and click the sample.
Note: If you see something like the next image, don’t panic. It may be set to “Automation.” Just click the drop-down and switch to “Audio.”
Now click the sample, and head up to where it says “Mode” click the drop-down menu and select “Stretch Pro.”
Play around with the fader and see how it affects the audio. As with the Pitch Shifter method, you can also right-click this fader > Create automation clip.
Now just mess around with it until you have something appropriate for the sample.
Pitch Sample Knob Method
The same applies, only this time just head up to the top where you see the channel pitch knob, right-click > create automation clip.
Don’t forget you can adjust the range of semi-tones by looking immediately right of the pitch wheel.
1 octave = 12 semitones. Play around with this until you’re satisfied.
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Well, that’s about it for today my friend! I hope you’ve enjoyed this guide on how to pitch shift vocals in FL Studio.
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